when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to comfort; to console; to amuse
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
fixed date; appointed day
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering
entreaty; supplication; petition
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
pull; patronage; tug; discount
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
front; frontage; facade; main
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside